LuLing’s desire for acceptance supersedes her loyalty to Precious Auntie. She inadvertently offers to show Chang the hidden bones Precious Auntie believes are central to her ancestor’s curse on her family. Chang’s sudden interest in LuLing indicates that he sees her as a means to an end. To Chang, LuLing is a tool to procure him additional wealth, much like how he saw Precious Auntie years before, when she was beautiful and had the respectable status of being the daughter of a famous bonesetter. History is repeating itself, but LuLing’s ignorance about that history leaves her unable to stop tragedy from striking again.